When they saw Chang Xiu, the three of them were smiling and laughing again, but Li Bochen no longer had the original excitement in his heart, and felt more like he was in a battle formation. You must be rational, calm, and decisive, and don't be weak and hesitant.
But because of this, he solved many things at once.
For example, say that you got two treasures in the secret realm. It is also a treasure tree that is stronger than gold and iron that was hidden by the people in Thunder Cloud Cave in the past. It is also a precious stone.
With these two things, you can find carpenters and masons and try to build a wall. This is almost all carpentry work, which is much simpler than "building a city wall".
When he said these things, he had a little hope that Chang Xiu could ask him directly where the secret place was and if he could take him to see it. But when he finished speaking, he didn't ask, seeming to acquiesce that this was Li Boxen's own secret.
Li Bochen didn't know whether to feel relieved or disappointed, so he just sighed secretly.
It took a whole morning to discuss these. At noon, when he was about to eat, he heard a message from the footman that Fang Cheng had something to ask for outside the door, so Li Bochen called him in.
Fang Tao immediately said after entering the door: "This is your lord - it seems that Xuan Tu's army is about to break camp!"
Li Bochen was stunned for a moment, then he was delighted and said, "Tell me more!"
Fang Bao then said: "I divided the remaining thirteen people into four teams this morning and asked them to patrol in all directions. Just now, Ye Xian from the north came back and said that he saw two camps over there demolishing the walls of the village, and people were walking while demolishing them. , is going south, I will come and report quickly - Junhou, I am afraid that you were scared of the fight last night!"
Li Bochen couldn't help but smile: "You're not afraid of me, you're afraid of the tiger! Wei Zongshan was seriously injured and saw the monster again last night - I just thought about it all night and thought that the tiger was dissatisfied with them staying here for too long and was angry. I If it were him, he would have to think carefully about what tricks the tiger would use in a few days if he didn't leave!"
Chang Qiuwu said: "So Junhou, you have had this idea for a long time? What a brilliant idea!"
Chang Xiu also smiled and said: "Your Majesty, after this battle, you have become a wise general."
Normally, Li Boxen would have felt a little carried away after hearing such compliments, but now he was clear-minded and said, "Grandpa, this is also Beichen's blessing, not all my fault."
That's weird.
Then he said: "Let's go and have a look too!"
When they arrived in the meadow to the north, they saw that there were many villagers there. They must have heard about this and hurriedly came to see the fun. When they saw Li Bochen and his entourage, a voice from the crowd said: "The Lord has beaten them away!"
Everyone also started shouting. But Li Bochen heard that the voice sounded familiar, and he thought it must be Zhao Bo's movement. It seems that Fang Yu has been training them a lot this morning, and now he knows how to build momentum for himself. He smiled at everyone, clasped his fists, and said, "It all depends on everyone's help!"
Another person shouted: "Junhou, when will the elixir be distributed? My mother-in-law can't wait!"
People burst into laughter, and Li Bochen also laughed: "If you agree on tomorrow, it will be tomorrow!"
He coaxed these people for a few words, then walked to the barrier and looked north. Sure enough, he saw that the two camps of the Xuantu Army had withdrawn, but he didn't know whether to return to Xuantu City or go south to join the Houcheng Army.
This is a real good thing. Once the Xuantu Army leaves, there is no longer any obstacle to the secret realm of the valley, and it will be much easier to enter and exit. Li Bochen turned around and said: "Grandpa, can you please Mr. Sui to explore the formation one mile further to the north? That way the entrance to the secret realm will be expanded. If something happens in the future, you can take people there to take refuge." .”
Chang Xiu thought for a while and said, "Okay, I'll discuss this with him."
After the two of them said these words, they suddenly heard a voice coming from behind a bush not far away from the barrier: "Your Majesty, Mr. Chang Lao, I'm here to offer a treasure, I'm here to offer a treasure!"
Another bad old man jumped out from behind the tree, holding something in his hand and staggering towards this side. While running, he turned back and looked to the north, as if he was afraid that the Xuan Tu army would chase him.
Li Bochen took a closer look and saw that this was Zhu Hou's military advisor, Mr. Zhou.
The old man ran three or four steps in front of the two of them, and then started spinning around on the spot as if he was lost. He couldn't go any further. He was anxious in his heart and shouted: "Junhou! This treasure in my hand belongs to the bandit leader Zhu Hou!"
What he held in his hand was that very majestic helmet.
Li Bochen saw that he was covered in blood, and his beard and hair were all smeared in one place. He guessed that he had escaped with his life by pretending to be dead on the battlefield last night when the situation was bad. He also mentioned this person to Chang Xiu, then smiled and said, "Who are you? What kind of treasure is this?"
The old man hurriedly said: "I was captured by the bandit leader before, and he asked me to be some kind of military advisor, but I knew that he was a heinous sinner and I didn't want to be associated with him. Only when I saw the heroic appearance of the king last night did I know that he was the Ming Lord! This helmet It was obtained by Zhu Hou in the secret realm of Leiyundongtian. It is a magic weapon - I took it from Zhu Hou, abandoning the dark and turning to the bright, abandoning the dark and turning to the bright! From now on, I want to work for the monarch and make suggestions for the monarch! "
But Li Bochen knew what kind of military advisor he was, so how could he dare to trick him. After thinking about it for a moment, I decided to put the helmet away, but I didn’t want it. At most, give him some money and let him make a living on his own.
But just as he was about to speak, he heard a villager shouting: "Haha, isn't this Lao Zhou? How come you, a carpenter, have become a military advisor? Maybe you are helping Zhu Hou build a bucket?"
Mr. Zhou's face was covered in blood, and he couldn't tell whether he was blushing. He just said: "Bah! My skills are like making a sitting bucket?!"
Another person said: "Old Zhou, you said that you are doing a good job as a carpenter and you are enjoying the blessings in Houcheng. Why can't you think about joining the bandits?"
Another person said: "Okay, don't push him. It's so pitiful to see him like this."
Li Bochen originally didn't want to let him in because he was Zhu Hou's "strategist". Maybe Zhu Hou didn't care much about his opinion, but he was still a core figure. But at this time, after listening to the words of the villagers, I realized that this man must not have done any bad things when he was in the village, otherwise everyone would not feel pity for him when they looked like this.
Listening to him talk, it seems that he is also a good carpenter.
His heart moved and he asked, "What's your name?"
The old man said hurriedly: "When I return to the throne, my nickname is Zhou Pan."
Li Boxen said: "Zhou Pan, let me ask you, what did you do before?"
Zhou Pandao: "Well, I used to be a carpenter... Hehe, I am a master craftsman."
Li Boxen didn't know the difference between a carpenter and a master craftsman, but he thought he might be a more advanced carpenter in the woodworking shop. He said, "It sounds like you did a good job in Houcheng before?"
Zhou Panli immediately said: "That's that. I'll tell you to tell you the truth, my ancestors also inherited a book called "Thirty-Six Characters of Ingenuity and Secret Techniques of Heavenly Craftsmanship"!"
Li Boxen said: "Then I'm also curious, why didn't you become a carpenter and followed Zhu Hou?"
Zhou Pandao: "Oh! Junhou, I can't help it. The people who came from the city to learn martial arts are always making nonsense about the strength of bearing weight and the strength of shearing. Damn it, they scare everyone in the city." I went to find work for people in the arts field. People like us gradually ran out of jobs, and as I got older, I was almost begging for food——"
Li Bochen didn't know if he was boasting. But someone heard someone say: "Junhou, this old Zhou is really good at his craftsmanship. It was his father who started my family's house!"
He then had a plan and said, "Okay, Mr. Zhou, I'll let you in."
Zhou Pan hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you so much for your kindness, Lord! Thank you so much for your kindness!"
Li Bochen smiled lightly, calmly, but in his heart he said: Hehe, wonderful!
In the morning, he discussed with two people in Changzhai how to build a wall with "treasure wood" and "stones of great importance", but the three of them didn't know much about this aspect, and after talking about it, they couldn't come up with any reason.
According to Li Boxen's wishes, he could go to the mountains to get a lot of rocks and raise them in that world for a while. When they become heavy, they are buried two by two in the ground. Then he asked the carpenter to piece the wood into boards, and he also brought them in to raise them, and then he had boards that were stronger than fine iron. Insert this board between two big rocks in the ground to form a wall. If monsters come charging at it, the wall will not be broken. There are heavy rocks sandwiched in the ground, making it difficult to push them down, so this can also be used.
But there are only a few hundred young people in the village. If we really need to mobilize people to cut trees, we can only get a hundred or so people. Then ask these people to dig ditches and erect walls along the perimeter of the village... Although I thought so, I tried to minimize the amount of work, but I also knew that it would not be completed within a month.
Apart from anything else, what is the difference between "digging a trench and burying stones" and building a canal?
This kind of big project is really not something that a village with thousands of people can handle.
But when he saw Zhou Pan, he suddenly realized that I had gone astray before.
I wanted to build a "city" before. Although it is small, it also encloses some of the land around the village. But since the construction of the city is too big, why not build a "castle"?
It is not a stone castle like where it came from, but a simple circle made of wood and stone, and a building like the Zhangcheng Martial Arts Museum was built. If you want to be undefeated in a battle, you will put people into the enclosure and hold them there. A building with two or three floors is high enough.
You can't build everything in a month, but you can also just put together the outer circle. Now this weekly disk should be ready for use!
He was very happy when he thought of this section, so he walked aside with Chang Xiu and Chang Qiuwu and explained what he meant.
Chang Xiu thought for a moment and said: "That's fine, but for the specific method of doing it, we should ask the masters to see the wood and then decide based on its properties."
Li Bochen nodded in agreement, and the three of them returned to Chang's house.
He originally planned to prepare for his promotion to Dragon Tiger today and explore the secret realm. But at the end of the day, until the sun went down, he didn't take time out of his regular home, let alone see the dozen soldiers. After dinner, he couldn't help but sigh when he finally went out to go home.
It won't work if we continue like this.
Looking back at this moment, I actually didn’t say anything happened today. They were just discussing how to allocate manpower, when and where to go to cut wood and quarry stone in the mountains, and how to transport things out of the secret realm. I met several craftsmen again, met Zhou Pan, talked to them, and expressed what I meant. Listen to what these people say is not feasible and what can be done better. Then we need to plan if we want to build a fenced building, where to choose the site, how to requisition the original land, how to compensate for it, whether to provide food or money when employing people, and where the money and food will come from.
Now that Li Boxen thought about it, didn't all these things boil down to just four words?
- How to build a building.
He has been participating in these things today because he feels that he should speak out and not just be a clay sculpture. But after talking for a whole day, I finally realized why there was a governor under the same governor.
As a prince, he wants to be involved in everything, and he is afraid that he will not do anything all day long.
And just like that, there are still many things that haven’t been discussed yet. According to his thoughts, he also wanted to secretly find a carpenter to make some wooden armor, swords and guns, and bring them to that world. I also want to get some game meat and go there, so I can use it as a magical medicine in the future. But these two trivial matters also involve issues such as selecting people, setting dates, finalizing the system, and where the money will come from. We are afraid that the discussion will only take an hour or two.
Originally, I saw that those in charge were all in Changzhai. Although I told Fang Yu to be generous, I felt a little unhappy. But after such a day, I also realized how troublesome these seemingly inconspicuous trivial matters actually are.
This is just a village of a thousand people!
Grandpa's "all-in-one overview"...perhaps he really doesn't want to worry too much and hopes that he can free up some time and practice more, right?
As far as today is concerned, it would be bad if I really left him.
Li Boxen thought to himself, but I don't do these things, but I can't know anything about them. If I have any ideas, things or people I want to use, it would be troublesome to go and tell them myself, but it would be nice to have someone I trust to contact me on my behalf. At that time, all I have to say is: So and so, I want to build a walled building. You go talk to grandpa and the others and see what to do. Get a charter.
He ran over and stayed like I did today. When it was dark, he came back and said a few words to me. When I heard it, I said, "Yes!" How worry-free and convenient.
Ha, maybe you still want to blame him - why did you waste a whole day on just a few words?
But who to look for. Fang Yu himself was trustworthy, but he went to lead the troops and did something similar to what he did today. There are endless small things involved in camp preparation, drills, inspections, and this Li Boxen knows all too well.
If he doesn't have time... Li Boxen really can't think of a suitable candidate.
He sighed again and saw the armored car next to his house from a distance glowing under the moonlight. Alas, I didn’t bother to take a good look at this car today.
Thinking of this, I suddenly saw someone walking out from behind the car. Li Bochen was startled, and when he was about to press the knife, he saw that the man was Meng Peiyong. He breathed a sigh of relief, strode over and said, "Mr. Meng, are you here to see the car?"
Meng Peiyong was startled, and when he saw it was him, he smiled and said: "Ah, ah, this, haha, look, I haven't seen it often."
Li Bochen's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly thought of Lady Meng.
In fact, she can do it. She is very knowledgeable and considerate. I think I have the deepest friendship with her in this village. It seems that her husband also wants something from him. If Fang Cheng were to talk about it, he would say that this is a "direct line".
Li Boxen thought about it again and said with a smile: "Mr. Meng, I have a car captain and a mechanic locked up in my room. I want to get some knowledge out of them. Why don't I go to your house and let's warm up some wine? Discuss a charter?"
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